Based on the novels by Kerry Greenwood — ?A blockbuster hit? ?The Sydney Morning Herald — ?Witty and elegant? ?The Australian — Seen on public television — In1920s Melbourne, the Honorable Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis, Girl with... more &raquo a Pearl Earring) is a thoroughly modern woman operating in a mostly male world. The glamorous ?lady detective? goes about her work with a pistol close at hand?and, more often than not, a male admirer even closer.

To the dismay of Detective Inspector Jack Robinson (Nathan Page, The Secret Life of Us), Phryne?s investigations take her through back alleys, jazz clubs, and shady neighborhoods. Ignoring the dangers all around her, she glides through life determined to enjoy every moment. But beneath her devil-may-care attitude, Phryne hides ghosts from the past that continue to haunt her.